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A13397
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A catechisme or institution of the christen religion. Newely set forthe by Richard Tauerner
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Taverner, Richard, 1505?-1575.
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1539
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STC 23709; ESTC S105103
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no lesse then yf he stode euen personally present to be sene as he is in his maiestie with our eyes to be felte with our handes yea and that with suche power and myght that not onely he bryngeth to our soules an vndoubted truste of euerlastynge lyfe but maketh vs sure also of the immortalitie of our flesh beyng quyckened of his immortall fleshe after a maner takynge part of his immortalitie Wherfore vnder the sygnes of bread and wyne be presented and ministred vnto vs the body and bloude to thintent we myghte lerne y â— they be not onely ours but also serue vnto vs for lyfe and nourysshyng Thus when we se this most sacred and mysticall bread anone we must coÌ„ceyue this similitude that lyke as breade nourysheth susteyneth and preserueth the lyfe of our natural body so is the body of Chryste the fode comfort and defence of our gostly lyfe When we se the forme of wine loke what profyte wyne bryngeth to mans bodye the same muste we recken spyritually to be brought vnto vs in Chrystes bloude Now this mystery as it is a proufe and declaratioÌ„ of the great bounty of God towardes vs so it ought to monysshe vs that we be not vnkynd for the same his goodnes and excedyng liberalitie shewed vnto vs but rather as oure duetie is auaunce the same w t prayses and magnifye it with thankesgyuyng And furthermore that we shulde embrace one of vs an other with suche an vnite as we se the membres of one body knyt and fastened amonges theym selues For there can be no quycker spurre to sturre brotherly loue amonges vs then whiles Chryste thus gyuynge hym selfe to vs doth not onely allure vs by his exemple euery one of vs frely to yelde and gyue hym selfe to other but also lyke as he maketh hym selfe commune amonges vs all so in hym he maketh vs all to be as one But wolde god we wolde lerne to measure to contemplate in our mynde the greatnes of this so hyghe a sacrament gyuen vs of god wolde god I saye we consydered howe fowle a synne ingratytude is how horrible peynes and punishemeÌ„tes do ensue of the vnreuerent handlynge and ê“hanation of this sacrameÌ„t Neither is it to be thought y â— those moste graue thretninges y â— s. Paule pronounceth be frustrat voyd For thus he saith Wherfore who so euer eateth this bread and dryncketh the cuppe of the lorde vnworthely shall be gyltie of the body and bloude of the lorde Let a man therfore examine hym selfe and so let hym eate of that breade dryncke of that cuppe For he that eateth and dryncketh vnworthyly eateth and dryncketh his owne damnation not decernynge the body of the lorde Of the Pastors and herdmen of the churche and of theyr power FOr as moche as the lorde wyll that bothe his worde and the Sacramentes be ministred by men vnto vs it behoueth Curates or herdmen to be set in offyce ouer the church which with pure doctrine may enforme the people bothe pryuely and apertly ministre Sacramentes and with good exemple instruct men vnto holynes and purenes of lyfe Who so despiceth this institution this order be vnruely and disobedient not agaynst men but agaynst god in that they factiously withdrawe them selues from the felowshyp of the churche which without this ministerie by no meanes can stande for that hath no lytell authoritie that the Lorde ones witnessed sayenge that he hym selfe is receyued when they be receyued and that he is caste oute when they be caste out And to thintent theyr office shulde be no vyle thynge ne vnregarded they be endowed with a special commaundement of byndynge and loosynge hauynge therto a promesse that what so euer in earthe they bynde or loose the same is bounde and loosed in heauen And Chryst hym self expounynge his worde declareth that to bynde is to holde synnes and to loose is to release them Nowe by what fasshyon they loose the apostle expouneth when he saythe that the gospell is a power to saue euery beleuer Agayne what waye they bynde he declareth when he saith that the Apostles haue a redy vengeauÌ„ce against all disobedieÌ„ce For the summe of the gospell is that we be iÌ„eruauntes of synne and death that we be losed and made free through the raunsome whiche is in Chryst Iesu and as many as do not receyue hym for their redemer be bounde with newe bondes of a greater condemnation But we muste remembre that all this power which scripture gyueth to pastours and byshoppes is conteyned within the mynistery of the worde for Chryst gaue not properly this power to men but to his word ordeynynge men onely the mynisters thereof Wherefore in goddes worde whereof they be made disposers layers out boldely let them ieoparde euen all thynges and constreyne all the power glory and pryde of the worlde to stowpe and obeye vnto it by it let them coÌ„maund all men from the hyghest to the loweste let them buylde Chrystes house pull down Satans kyngdom fede the shepe staye the wolues teache and exhorte those that wyll lerne reproue the stubberne but all togyther in the worde from whiche word yf they swarue to theyr owne dreames and fanses they be no longer estemed for pastours and shepeherdes but rather for asmoche as they be pestileÌ„ wolues ought to be dryuen awaye and deposed For Chryste commaundeth none other to be hearde then suche as teache vs the thynges that they haue taken of his worde Of mens traditions SIthe we haue a generall sentence of Paule y t all thynges in thassembles churches should be done comely in good order ciuile ordinauÌ„ces wherby as with bondes an order and comly fasshyon is kepte in the companye of the Christians and a concorde thereby conserued ought not to be reckened amonges mens traditions but must rather be referred vnto the rule of the Apostle so that they be not beleued as thinges necessary to our saluation nor bynd the consciences to any superstition through them nor be kept as any worshyppynge of god nor that any holynes be reposed in them But such ordinauÌ„ces as vnder a tytle of spirituall lawes be thruste vpon vs to bynde oure consciences as thynges necessary to gods honour all suche lawes I saye ought we earnestly to resyste for they do not only ouerthrow the libertie whiche Christ purchased vs but also dymme the true relygion and defile gods maiesty who alone wol raygne in our consciences by his word Let this then abyde for a sure gronÌ„d that all thinges be ours and we Chrystes and that god in vayne is worshypped where be taught doctrines the commaundementes of men Of excommunication EXcoÌ„munication is wherby notable horemongers aduouterers vsurers extortioners spoylers rouers pyrates brallers ryoters dronkardes seditious persons wasters after they haue ben admonished and do not amende be reiecte and banysshed from the company of the faythfull accordynge to the lordes coÌ„maundement not that the churche
mercy promysed vs by hys gospell for thus shall we well defyne what belefe is yf we ernestly beholdâ— y â— nature of gods promysses whyche belefe so hangeth vpon the promesse hys propre foundatioÌ„ that yf ye take the promesse awaye it forthwyth fayleth goeth to nought Wherfore so longe as the Lorde offerethe vs hys mercy by hys promesse in the gospell yf we faythfully trust thervnto we be counted in faith to receyue hys word And thus doth the Apostle defyne fayth where he saith fayth is the grounde of thynges that be trusted vpon and the proufe of thiÌ„ges not sene He meaneth that fayth is none other thing but a certayne sure possession of all suche thinges as be promised vs by God an euidence of thinges that as yet do not appeare I meane of the lyfe euerlastyng wherof we coÌ„ceyue an hope and an expectation vpon the trust we haue in the goodnes of god so lyberally offered vs in his gospell And for as moche as al gods promyses are stronge in Christe and after a maner performed and made good in him it foloweth vndoubtydly that Christ hym selfe is the euerlasting Butte and marke of oure fayth in whome it may beholde all the ryches of gods depe mercye Fayth is the gifte of God IF we well ponder and weye with our selues how blynd thê oure wit is and howe farre vnhable to attayne vnto Gods heuenly secrecies with what doubte and mystrust oure hert laboureth within vs then shall we well perceyue howe farre faith surmounteth and passeth all oure naturall power howe also it is a singuler and excelleÌ„t gyfte of God For sythe that no man as Paul reasoneth is of secret counsell wyth mans wyll but only the spirite of maÌ„ whyche is in man howe maye it be that man can haue any certayne knowledge of gods counsell And for as moche as Gods open trouth is very weake amoÌ„ges vs in those thinges that here we se before our eyes how shuld it be strong and sure where god only promyseth those thinges that neuer were sene by eye nor yet coÌ„ceyued in maÌ„s wytte Now it is euident and playne that fayth is a lyghtenynge of y e holy ghost wherby our wyttes be lyghtened and our hertes established strengthened with a sure staye of conscieÌ„ce being throughly persuaded in our selues that God of hys promyse is so true faythfull and iuste that he can not but performe what so euer he hath bounde him self to by hys holy worde and promesse And for thys cause fayth is called y â— pledge or ernest because it setteth oure conscience at the staye of gods trouth It is also named a seale wherwith our hartes be sealed marked agaynst the daye of the Lorde for the Lorde himselfe is he that beareth wytnesse to oure spirite y t God is our father and we his dere beloued sonnes In christ we he made rightuouse by Fayth FOr as moche as it is euident and playne y t Christe is the euerlastyng Butte and marke of fayth we can none other wyse fele what profites benefytes we take by fayth theÌ„ onely by lokynge and hauynge a directe eye towardes him for vnto this purpose was Christe gyuen vs of the father that in hym we myght obteyne euerlastynge lyfe as he hym selfe sayth thys is the euerlastynge lyfe euen to knowe one god the father and whom he hath sent Iesus Christe Also he saith he that beleueth in me shall not dye for euer that yf he dye he shall lyue But how maye thys com to passe forsoth thus we that be vncleane by reason of synne muste be pourged and clensed in hym for no vncleane thinge shal entre into the kyngdome of God Christe therfore maketh vs parteners and as ioyntpatentes wyth hym so y t though of oure selues we be synners yet for Christes rightwysnes we be accepted for righteouse at the iugement seate of god And thus spoyled of our own rightousnes we be cladde and endewed with Christes righteousnesse So where as by workes we be vnrighteouse by fayth in Christ we be made ryghteouse I saye we be iustifyed by fayth not that we haue any rightousnes within vs of our selues but that Christes ryghtuousnes is counted for our rightuousnes and our wickednes is nothing at al layde to our charge so that wyth one worde we may call thys rightousnes forgyuenes of synnes The Apostle clerely declareth thys whyles oftentymes he setteth the rightuousnes of workes wyth the rightuousnes of fayth and sheweth howe y â— one ouerwhelmeth and turneth the other vpsyde downe Nowe by what fashion Christe hath dedeserued vs thys ryghtousnes and in what partes it is conteyned ye shall se in the symbole of faith where euery Article seuerally by it selfe shalbe orderly rehersed whervpon is founded the hole belefe of a christen maÌ„ By Fayth we be halowed and as it were seasoned to the obedience of the law LYke as Christ through his rightwysnes is a meane for vs vnto God y e father that he beyng as it were our suretie we be takeÌ„ reputed for ryghtwyse so by the partakynge of his holy spirite he haloweth vs to all purenes and innocency For vpon him rested the spirite of the Lorde aboue al measure I meane the spirite of wysedome and vnderstandynge of couÌ„sel streÌ„gth knowlege feare of the Lorde so that of hys plently fulnes we all receyue and drinke vp largely grace for grace They therfore be deceyued that boaste theyr Fayth in Christe where they be vtterlye voyde destitute of the halowynge of hys spirite For scripture teacheth that Christe is not onely made our ryghtwysnes but our halowyng also for by the selfe same couenaunt y t the Lorde maketh wyth vs in Christ he promyseth both to pardon our wyckednes and also to wryte hys law in our hertes Therfore the kepynge of the law is no worke of our hability but of a spiritual power wherby our hertes be pourged frome their corruption made softe in the obedience of ryghtuousnes Now then the vse of the lawe to Christen men is a farre other thinge from that it shuld be without fayth for wheÌ„ ones God graueth in our hertes a loue of hys ryghtousnes then the outwarde doctryne of the lawe whyche before dyd nothynge but accuse vs aswell of weakenes as of trangression is nowe becomme a lyghte to our feete that we shoulde not straye from the strayght waye it is nowe our wysedoÌ„ wherby we be enformed and styred to al honestie it is our nurtonre whiche woll not suffre vs to renne to moche at large in our selfe wyll and luste Of repentauÌ„ce and new byrth HErevpon it is easy to vnderstaÌ„de why repentauÌ„ce is alwaye ioyned wyth faythe in Christe why also the Lorde affirmeth that no maÌ„ can entre into the kyngdom of heauen except he be borne a newe for repentauÌ„ce betokeneth a retournynge wherby we byd the frowardenesse of thys world farewell and repare